Chao Phraya River
Thai city excels in environmental strategy
The central Thai city of Nakhon Sawan, located at the origin of the Chao Phraya river which is formed by the convergence of the...
Water management beefed up in Thailand’s dry season
During the hottest and driest season of the year, the massive Chao Phraya dam in central Thailand, one of the largest dams in Southeast...
Thai tycoon plans to build snow park in Bangkok
Chances are high that tourists to Bangkok in the near future will be able to book a ski holiday in the tropical metropolis. The...
Bangkok braces for annual flooding
Like every year before the end of the monsoon season, Thailand's capital and its surrounding areas are bracing for floods, no matter what promises...
Thailand: Floods return to industrial estates
Floods after a heavier-than-usual monsoon season have flooded 22 provinces in Thailand and caused evacuations in nine, affecting 600,000 people and killing four so...
Thailand fears repeat of 2011 flood disaster
Heavy rain in several provinces in central, eastern and lower northeastern Thailand since July 23 have caused flash floods that affected around 10,000 people,...
Bangkok braces for floods – again
After heavy monsoon rainfall over the last week, Bangkok residents and businesses have become increasingly worried about another catastrophe resembling last year's flooding that...
Thailand floods cut growth forecast
Thailand braces for a painful impact from the worst floods since 50 years. Economic growth for 2011 will take a hit, but confidence prevails...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...